Hobby Farms

09/12/2025

🌱Lasagna gardening, known as “sheet composting,” is a simple, no-dig method for turning grassy or weedy spaces into productive garden beds. 🌱
Learn how to get started 👉 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/lasagna-gardening/
📸 by Stephen/Adobe Stock

09/11/2025

Ready to head out!
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Reader 📸 by Kathleen Fromme

09/10/2025

Love this barnyard mix!
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Reader 📸 by Melissa Olger

09/09/2025

A beautiful pair!
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Reader 📸 by Shirley Welch

09/08/2025

Got Farm Animals? 🐷🐔🦆🐮 Show them off in our Say Cheese column. 🧀 We’re looking for the best digital images of your small-farm livestock for upcoming issues. Email your pretty pigs, handsome horses, cute chickens, dapper ducks, lovely lambs and gorgeous goats to [email protected] with “Say Cheese!” in the subject line. Include your name and address in the body of the email. Official rules are here 👉👉https://www.hobbyfarms.com/hobby-farm-contest/ (📸 by Simun Ascic)

09/07/2025

Making a big noise!
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Reader 📸 by Tracie Darling

09/06/2025

🌧 Is rainwater better for your gardens? Yes—rain delivers natural nitrogen, balanced pH, and purity that tap water can’t match, helping plants thrive. 👉 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/is-rainwater-better-for-your-gardens-heres-why-it-helps/
📸 by Adobe Stock/kikisora

09/05/2025

Caterpillar garden planting to attract and support butterflies and moths is important to boost pollinator populations. Learn how. Fall is a great time to plant!

👉https://www.hobbyfarms.com/butterflies-garden-plants-caterpillars-moths/
📸 Erik/Adobe Stock

09/04/2025

So handsome!
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Reader 📸 by Tiffany Hassell-Abel

09/03/2025

Adding electrolytes to their drinking water can go a long way to helping chickens recover from the heat. Serving chickens electrolytes works to replace those lost in their bodies during the course of the summer. Here's an electrolyte recipe:

Ingredients:
gallon water
1 teaspoon sugar
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
Bring one cup of water to a boil. Stir in sugar, baking soda, and salt until dissolved. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature. Mix homemade electrolytes into the remaining gallon of water.

Be sure to serve plain water alongside the electrolyte mixture, as some chickens do not enjoy the taste and may refuse to drink. Refresh with clean water after twelve hours.

📸 by Linas T/Adobe Stock
🐓👉 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/helping-chickens-recover-from-the-heat/

09/02/2025

📸 from ... "He's here! I got my buck. 🐐 Drove out of state for this handsome fella. 😅 Meet Thanos (the kids helped name him), he's going to be daddy goat one day. 😍 He is such a snuggle bug, he laid down and put his head in my lap and fell asleep while I trimmed his hooves a bit. And, of course, I couldn't get just one... So I brought his wether buddy home too, named Rocket. 😄"

09/01/2025